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Minnesota press conference on the hiring of P.J. Fleck

“‘Ski-U-Mah’ meets ‘Row the Boat’!”

Those were the first words from new Gopher head football coach P.J. Fleck in his introductory press conference earlier this afternoon at TCF Bank Stadium. There was a lot to unpack and I’m sure a video of the full press conference will be made available later, but for now I’ll recap the highlights from the presser.

In his opening statement, Fleck talked about his shared vision with athletic director Mark Coyle and the championship aspirations that both have for the football program at Minnesota. He described Minnesota as his “dream,” having grown up wanting to play or coach in the Big Ten.